In the Matter of the Worker's Compensation Claim of Harold F. Vandre, an Employee of Mcmurry Ready Mix Company: Harold F. Vandre

HILL, Justice.

[T1] In 2007, Harold F. Vandre suffered compensable work injuries when he was run over and dragged by an asphalt paver, including loss of his right leg, rib fractures, a collapsed lung, and a closed head injury. In 2012, Mr. Vandre sought worker's compensation benefits to cover medical expenses related to his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and those benefits were denied on the basis that the COPD was unrelated to Mr. Vandre's work injuries The Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) upheld the denial of benefits, finding that Mr. Vandre had not met his burden of…